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Philosopher's Index EBSCOhost 1940-A current and international database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. Considered the most thorough index of journal literature on philosophy.

L'Annee PhilologiqueEBSCOhost years varyA specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Its subjects are Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, including early Christian texts and patristics, Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and scholarly subspecialties such as numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy. The database includes citations for journal articles and books with abstracts in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian.

Academic OneFileGale/InfoTrac 1980-Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.

Academic Search PremierEBSCOhost years varyProvides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.

JSTOR years varyFull-text of core journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Coverage includes the entirety of each journal with the exception of the current five years.

ATLA Serials Religion CollectionEBSCO 1908-Full-text collection of major religion and theology journals covering topics such as the Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; church history, mission and ecumenism; pastoral ministry; world religions and religious studies; theology, philosophy, and ethics.

Films on DemandFilms Media Group years varyContains thousands of streaming documentaries in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. For criminal justice, it contains films in the areas of criminal investigation, criminal justice system and sociology.

OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)EBSCOhost 1982-This general database includes articles that cover a wide range of topics in education, general science, humanities, and the social sciences. Formerly known as WilsonWeb, OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition contains the full text of articles from over 2,500 publications and abstracts from nearly 3,600 publications.

Oxford Reference Online years varyA multidisciplinary online reference collection containing over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works including a broad range of titles from the Oxford Companion Series published by Oxford University Press. The entire collection is fully-indexed and cross-searchable.

Oxford Bibliographies Online years varyOxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is a research tool for the social sciences and humanities that helps researchers find reliable sources of information by directing them to the right chapter, book, website, archive, or data set they need for their research area. It has excellent bibliographies in criminal justice and social work areas.

Project MUSEJohn Hopkins University years varyProject MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.

SpringerLink 1997-Access to the complete contents of more than 500 journals and 17,000 e-books, covering a wide array of subjects, including science, technology, medicine, humanities, and economics.

Episteme Links currentExcellent starting point for finding philosophy resources on the Internet.